Advance acoustic EPSILON 9 User manual

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Getting Started
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Our sincere thanks that you have decided
on ADVANCE. As a worldwide leading par-
aglider manufacturer based in Switzerland
we have been following our own ideas and
concepts since 1988 – in both develop-
ment and the production of paragliders,
harnesses and accessories.
This guide gives a brief look at using the
EPSILON 9, but it does not replace the
manual. The latest version can be found on:
www.advance.ch/epsilon
We wish you a lot of fun with the
EPSILON 9 and many great hours in
the air!
Welcome to ADVANCE

As an intermediate the EPSILON 9 is suita-
ble for the recreational pilot who regularly
ies in thermal conditions. This pilot will
have a competent, well-practised active
ying style. If this is the case the
EPSILON 9 will make pure pleasure of
extensive thermaling ights.
You as Pilot

Delivery and Basic Settings
Every ADVANCE paraglider has to be
own by the dealer to check for correct ini-
tial setup. Any personal alteration of the
paraglider results in the loss of its
certication.
Brake line length should not be changed.
It is set at the factory so than the trailing
edge remains unbraked when fully accele-
rated with brake lines fully released.
The EPSILON 9 package contains:
§COMFORTPACK
§COMPRESSBAG
§Repair-Kit
§Mini-Windsock
§Getting Started Booklet

Delivery and Basic Settings Risers
1 Quicklinks and Clips
2 Pulley Speed System
3 Speed Performance Indicator (SPI)
4 Red cursor for the SPI
5 Brummel Hook
6 Easy-running Brake Pulley
7 Swivel
8 Magnet Clip
9 Easy Connect System
10 Support Point

Speed system with SPI
The Speed Performance Indicator (SPI )
uses the EPSILON 9 polar curve and the
MacCready theory, and tells you the best
speed to y. The SPI gives you an indica-
tion of the speed increase to choose tak-
ing into account headwind, sinking air and
the expected quality of the next thermal.
Take the time to set up your speed system.
§Make sure that the speed lines run
freely through the harness pulleys.
§Pull the speedlines through the harness
and connect them to the glider risers
using the Brummel hooks.
§Adjust the length of the speed lines so
that pushing the rst and second speed
bar steps reach SPI position 1 ( 30%)
and position 2 (80%) respectively.

Easy Connect System
The EPSILON 9 has an ‘Easy Connect
System’, common to ADVANCE harnesses
and paragliders. It helps to ensure that you
connect the wing to the harness correctly.
The backs of the C-risers have coloured
markings: red on the left, blue on the right
in the direction of ight. When these mark-
ings appear correct from the pilot’s point
of view, and run correctly upward, this indi-
cates that the risers are clipped in
correctly.

Fast Descents
The EPSILON 9 has split A-Risers, which
make ear-folding easier. To apply pull
both outer red A-lines down briskly. Sink
speed can be increased by use of speed-
bar. To reopen release both A lines at the
same time. Delayed opening can be
speeded up by a light pull (pump) on the
brake, one ear at a time.
Enter a spiral progressively. When in the
spiral keep your weight neutral in the har-
ness. Exit the spiral carefully by progres-
sively releasing inside brake and leaning
body weight lightly towards the outside of
the turn. The EPSILON 9 will recover itself
from the spiral if neutral weight disposition
is maintained and brakes are released
completely. However, ADVANCE recom-
mend an active exit.
Caution: if you deliberately shift your
weight to the inside of a spiral strong
acceleration will result. This can lead
to stable rotation and even more
acceleration. In this case – with
vertical speed of more than 14 m/s –
you must use active outside brake
and outside weightshift to recover.
Split A-Riser

If you have a collapse keep ying straight
ahead by careful use of opposite brake,
then open the closed side, if necessary, by
pumping its brake. Be careful with brake
on the open side so as not to stall the
wing. Open a cravat using the orange-
marked stabilo line.
At the onset of a full frontal collapse, the
glider will pitch back behind you. Do not
use any brake until you’ve swung under-
neath and the wing is back above your
head. Then, after the glider re-inates,
restrict forward surging with careful brake.
When fully accelerated the wing reacts
quite aggressively to front and side col-
lapses. The side collapse at full speed can
turn it to the side somewhat dynamically,
but this can be well controlled.
If you want to simulate an accelerated col-
lapse in SIV training, start with trim speed
then partly accelerated attempts rst. To
pull the A-lines down take hold of both
A-risers (inner and outer).
More manoeuvres are extensively descri-
bed in the manual on:
www.advance.ch/epsilon
Correct Handling of Collapses
Orange stabilo line

Packing and Storage
§Lay the ribs nose on nose when pa-
cking, so that the plastic rods lie at on
each other and all at the same height.
§Fold the wing to the width of the inner
bag and pack it in.
§Lie the inner bag in the back of the
rucksack, then put the folded harness
on top.
§Kneel gently on the harness and wing
to compress them, then pull the ruck-
sack ap over them.
§Zip up the rucksack then pull in the side
straps.
Residual dampness in warm storage con-
ditions could damage the glider cloth (mil-
dew)! Do not leave the wing compressed
in its bag for longer than necessary. When
possible open the wing out and leave it to
air when not in use.